Tag: government

Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/q3-2024-internet-disruption-summary Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary Feedly Summary: The third quarter of 2024 was particularly active, with quite a few significant Internet disruptions. Underlying causes included government-directed shutdowns, power outages, hurricane damage, terrestrial and submarine cable cuts, military action, and more. AI Summary and Description:…

The Register: Datacenter developer says power issues holding up new builds

Oct 29, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/datacenter_developer_says_power_issues/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter developer says power issues holding up new builds Feedly Summary: ‘The single biggest constraint is access,’ says exec looking to invest ‘hundreds of millions’ One of the UK’s major commercial property developers says it would be pumping investment into new datacenters if it could just secure the…

The Register: TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/tsmc_sophgo_huawei/ Source: The Register Title: TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators Feedly Summary: You know what they say, where there’s a will there’s a Huawei Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has allegedly cut off shipments to Chinese chip designer Sophgo over allegations it was attempting to supply components to…

The Register: Feds investigate China’s Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/feds_investigate_chinas_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: Feds investigate China’s Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks Feedly Summary: ‘They’re taunting us,’ investigator says and it looks like it’s working The feds are investigating Chinese government-linked cyberspies breaking into the infrastructure of US telecom companies, as reports suggest Salt Typhoon – the same crew believed to…

Hacker News: UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects 100M – largest US health breach

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Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-hacked-millions-health-records-ransomware/ Source: Hacker News Title: UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects 100M – largest US health breach Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare represents a significant data breach, impacting over 100 million individuals’ health information and highlighting critical vulnerabilities in cybersecurity practices within the…

Hacker News: The sins of the 90s: Questioning a puzzling claim about mass surveillance

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Source URL: https://blog.cr.yp.to/20241028-surveillance.html Source: Hacker News Title: The sins of the 90s: Questioning a puzzling claim about mass surveillance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques a talk by Meredith Whittaker regarding the implications of historical cryptographic export controls and their relationship to privacy and corporate surveillance. It argues against…

Wired: Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russian or China

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals-disruptive-hacking-us-elections-dhs-report/ Source: Wired Title: Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russian or China Feedly Summary: A report distributed by the US Department of Homeland Security warned that financially motivated cybercriminals are more likely to attack US election infrastructure than state-backed hackers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…

CSA: Are Companies Becoming More Transparent About Cyber Incidents?

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